00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 423(HSS)                                                                    
01 "An Act stating a public policy that allows a person to choose or decline any mode of                                   
02 securing health care services."                                                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                          
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06       SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Alaska Health Freedom Act.                                              
07    * Sec. 2. AS 44.99 is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to read:                                        
08            Sec. 44.99.130. Declaration of policy for securing health care services. (a) It                            
09       is the policy of the State of Alaska that a person has the right to and may choose or                             
10       decline any mode of obtaining health care services without penalty or threat of                                   
11       penalty.                                                                                                          
12            (b)  The policy stated in (a) of this section                                                                
13                 (1)  does not apply to health care services provided or required by the                                 
14       state, a political subdivision of the state, or a court of the state; and                                         

01                 (2)  may not impair a contract right that provides health care services.                                
02            (c)  In this section,                                                                                        
03                 (1)  "health care services" means a service or treatment, or provision of                               
04       a product, for the care of a physical or mental disease, illness, injury, defect, or                              
05       condition, or to maintain or improve physical or mental health;                                                   
06                 (2)  "mode of obtaining" means directly purchasing health care services                                 
07       from a health care provider purchasing insurance covering health care services;                                   
08                 (3)  "penalty" means a fine, tax, surcharge, fee, or other monetary                                     
09       charge.